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31 Hous. J. Int'l L. 419 (2008-2009)
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the Gulf of Guinea: Can the New Gulf Be Green

handle is hein.journals/hujil31 and id is 423 raw text is: OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION IN THE GULF OF GUINEA: CAN THE NEW GULF BE GREEN? I. INTRODU CTION .................................................................. 420 II. OFFSHORE E & P AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS..... 423 III. OIL AND GAS IN THE GULF OF GUINEA ............................. 426 IV. EXISTING LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DURING OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES AND THEIR APPLICABILITY TO THE GULF OF G U IN EA .............................................................................. 430 A . G lobal Instrum ents .................................................... 431 1. 1972 London Dumping Convention ..................... 431 2. 1973/1978 MARPOL Convention ........................ 432 3. 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea ............... 435 B . N ational Law s ............................................................ 437 C. The Regional Approach ............................................. 439 V. POSSIBLE CONTENTS OF A NEW REGIONAL PROTOCOL FOR OFFSHORE PETROLEUM ACTIVITIES .......................... 449 A. Choosing the Right Blueprint .................................... 449 B. Specific Recommendations ........................................ 451 1. Licensing and Environmental Impact A ssessm ents ........................................................... 451 2. Seism ic Surveys .................................................... 452 3. Siting of Installations ........................................... 454 4. Safe and Fit for Purpose ...................................... 454 5. Contingency Planning .......................................... 456 6. D rilling D ischarges .............................................. 456 7. Produced Water and Other Aqueous Discharges 458 419

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